There were two Wisconsin products high on the board when the Giants came on the clock for the first time in the fifth round.

They went linebacker over offensive line.

The Giants selected Ryan Connelly over other possibilities, including his teammate on the other side of the ball David Edwards, who might have been able to compete for a starting job on the offensive line.

Connelly will compete with Nate Stupar, Tae Davis and Ukeme Eligwe to unseat returning starter B.J. Goodson on the last year of his contract. The Giants other starting inside linebacker is co-captain Alec Ogletree.

Connelly, whose cousin Anders Lee is the hockey captain of the New York Islanders, was a “no-star recruit," as described by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, out of high school who only started full-time for one season. Wisconsin prides itself on finding walk-ons like Connelly, who should contribute on special teams.

Connelly had 251 tackles, including 29 for loss, with six sacks and two forced fumbles in his 52-game career. He was a Third-Team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches.

Connelly fits the Wisconsin mold of tough, productive linebackers who end up lacking either size or speed as NFL projections. He’s not big enough to play SAM and he’s not fast enough to play WILL so he’ll end up as a slightly smaller/slower 3-4 or 4-3 inside backer. He does a decent job of playing around his deficiencies and finding ways to make impact tackles and he’s fairly instinctive is zone coverage. He has the demeanor and play traits to become a solid special teamer with average backup potential.

Since general manager Dave Gettleman arrived, the Giants signed left tackle Nate Solder, drafted left guard Will Hernandez and traded for right guard Kevin Zeitler. They also committed to hidden gems Spencer Pulley and Jon Halapio in a battle to be the starting center and top interior backup.